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to tweet

to tweet

4 2.7
To make a short, high sound like a small bird
  • verb
  • /twiːt/
translation icon : piar
  • She recently tweeted about Kamala Harris.
  • birds tweet

Examples

  • Now, why would Big Bird tweet out this propaganda?

  • The birds are tweeting at 4:00 in the morning.

  • And I go tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet to a professional person.

  • Like, right now you probably are like, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet.

  • He used to say, "Can you tweet like a little bird, can you whistle like a little bird, can you do it for me, can you sing like a little bird for your dad?"

    Fiction book (1991)
  • She tweets very often and uses Twitter to promote shows, songs, and artists that she enjoys.

    Blog text (4)
  • Unfortunately, much of what he tweeted was false rumors mixed in with factual information.

    Blog text (10)
  • In the early morning, you can hear the birds tweet cheerfully in the trees.

  • When the sun rises, the sparrows begin to tweet outside my window.

  • As spring arrives, the garden is filled with the sound of birds tweeting happily.

Synonyms

to chirp
vsto tweet
34 1.0

To make a short, high sound like a small bird, insect, or electronic device

is the same sound but limited to small birds in description
to chitter
vsto tweet
3 8.0

To make short high noises like a small bird's call

is the brief single high-pitched chirp rather than repeated sounds
to peep
vsto tweet
2 1.5

To make a short high sound like a baby bird

is the same short high-pitched chirping sound
to cheep
vsto tweet
1 3.9

To make a short, high sound like a baby bird

is the same short bird sound not limited to young ones
to twitter
vsto tweet
1 4.4

To make a series of short, high bird sounds

is the short single chirp rather than a series

How Loud

to screech
86 4.0
to trill
  • Specialized
2 7.2
to chirp
34 1.0
to tweet
4 2.7
to peep
2 1.5

Surface Forms

tweet infinitive
tweeted past
tweeted past participle
tweeting present participle
tweets third person singular

Etymology

Tweet is a word that copies the tiny bird sound 'tweet', like chirp, so to tweet is to make a short, high chirping sound.